August 18: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN
Rosalynn Carter
Rosalynn Carter, the U.S. First Lady from 1977 to 1981, was born today in 1927. She was politically active while in the White House, focused on mental health, senior citizens, and community voluntarism.
Amelia Boynton Robinson
Amelia Boynton Robinson, an activist who was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama, and a key figure in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, was born today in 1911.
Leona Baumgartner
Leona Baumgartner, a physician and the first woman to be commissioner of the New York City Dept. of Health (1954), was born today in 1902.